Microlease names team to spearhead CPO channel

Microlease names team to spearhead CPO channel

Harrow, UK, Wednesday, 29 April 2015: Microlease plc., the leading test and measurement equipment management company, today named Paul McCloskey as Board Level Director dedicated to developing Certified Pre-Owned (CPO), a comprehensive programme to address a growing customer demand. It also named three senior executives, Philippe Suel, Jean Bernard and Neil Whitehead, who will report to him and oversee the CPO channel in specific European regions.

Commenting, Paul McCloskey, said, “Microlease’s mission is to help customers acquire, use and dispose of their test equipment assets with maximal financial efficiency. The Certified Pre-Owned programme is central to that mission. It creates the opportunity for buyers to realise a risk-free financial saving by acquiring quality, guaranteed instruments at a much reduced cost. For customers who are using the Microlease Asset Management service, it provides the opportunity to achieve the best possible financial return on quality surplus test equipment.”

The Microlease Certified Pre-Owned programme is based on instruments sourced from the Microlease rental fleet as well as the growing number of blue-chip companies whose test assets it manages. A number of quality instruments that have been taken in part exchange are also included. Each instrument is inspected, refurbished and calibrated according to a 23-step certification programme and carries a comprehensive Microlease warranty. It includes instruments from leading manufacturers including Keysight Technologies, Anritsu, Rohde & Schwarz, Tektronix, JDSU and EXFO.

Paul McCloskey was previously Director of European Sales at Microlease and is a Board Director. He has spent 28 years at the company and has 38 years’ experience in electronics test and measurement. He started his career as an electronics design engineer with Lucas.

Microlease has been presented with the highly prestigious Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year award for Best Practise in Global Test and Measurement Rental and Leasing Services two years in a row, for 2013 and 2014.

About Microlease
Microlease is the market leader in electronic test equipment, offering a range of solutions to help organisations globally use test equipment efficiently. Its services help minimise the costs of acquiring test equipment, optimise its use and maximise return at end of life without stretching capital expenditure, and include rental, leasing, sale of new and used equipment and buy-back as well as full asset management. Microlease supports its global customer base with over 57,000 test equipment assets worth over $430 million. A team of 350 specialists serves Microlease customers in over 150 countries from offices across Europe, the US and Asia. Microlease currently provides equipment from leading manufacturers, including Anritsu, JDSU, Keithley, Keysight Technologies, Rohde & Schwarz and Tektronix.

Founded in 1979, Microlease is the number one test and measurement rental company in Europe. It is Keysight’s Authorised Technology Partner (ATP) for the UK, Ireland and Italy as well as Premier Rental Partner (PRP) for Europe and Authorised Rental Partner for JDSU and Tektronix.

Microlease was awarded the 2013 and 2014 Global Company of the Year Award in Test and Measurement Rental and Leasing Services by leading research organization Frost & Sullivan.

For more information, visit www.microlease.com .

George Acris, Microlease plc, Unit 1, Waverley Industrial Park, Hailsham Drive, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 4TR, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 20 84 200 200

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